CHRIS Holder moved to within one point of the world championship lead as the Aussie and Pirates team-mate Krzysztof Kasprzak made it a Poole one-two at the British Grand Prix tonight. Pirates captain Holder claimed his second Millennium Stadium
TWO brothers who suffer from a painful genetic skin condition now have a lovely back garden to play in, thanks to customers of the Cockleshell pub in Poole. Harry and Cody Churchill, three and one, both have epidermolysis bullosa, or EB, which means
Cherries ’ indifferent start to the new season continued as they brought up a third successive 1-1 draw today. The hosts were reduced to 10 men following the controversial first-half dismissal of Harry Arter for two bookings. And despite
OLYMPIANS, the Queen and fairytale folk have been recreated in straw for this year’s Bisterne Scarecrow Festival. The annual event, which takes place in the rural communities of Bisterne, Kingston and Sandford between Christchurch and Ringwood, has seen
THE founder of one of the charities being supported by this year’s Bournemouth Air Festival has spoken of the importance of the event to its aims. Allen Parton, a former sailor who was injured in the 1991 Gulf War, founded Hounds for Heroes to provide
FANS flocked to the first day of Purbeck Folk Festival yesterday and kicked off the three-day event in style. Now in its fourth year, the festival features a stellar line-up of sixty folk, roots and world music acts, including chart-topping KT Tunstall
A CONMAN who admitted tricking elderly people into signing up to receive holidays to exotic countries has been spared jail. Francis Madden, of Bournemouth, was instead given a suspended six-month prison sentence after being convicted on eight counts
AN inquest has opened into the death of a pensioner who died after being rescued from a fire at her Christchurch cottage. The Bournemouth Coroner’s Court heard how Marie Noel Holiday, 80, had died at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital on Wednesday from shock
THE Verwood slip road from the A31 will be temporarily closed overnight next month while contractors carry out carriage repairs. It will begin on Monday September 24 and it is expected the work will last for approximately four nights over a three month
FRANTIC attempts were made to resuscitate a man who fell ill at the wheel of his car in Christchurch yesterday afternoon. The 75-year-old died after the incident in Somerford Road, in which his car collided with two others. Police closed the road at
A MAN has died after falling from a cliff in front of his girlfriend on the Jurassic Coast. The 32-year-old Wiltshire man fell between 30-40ft, hit a ledge and fell into the sea. He fructured his arm and was airlifted to hospital where he was pronounced
SHAREHOLDERS in the company that runs a number of departments at Bournemouth Borough Council yesterday voted against a restructure plan in a move that will now see the firm go into administration. The controversial firm, which has debts amounting to
POLICE are hunting a sex offender from Dover who is going around the country and who has visited Bournemouth. Kent Police said John Archer Barnett, 62, also known as John Owen, was last seen by his landlord on April 14 and is believed to be travelling
A BUS caught fire at Parkstone’s busy Sea View during the rush-hour last night. The blaze broke out when the Yellow Buses 1C service was at the bus stop at Constitution Hill at around 5.15pm. Police were called to divert traffic at 5.39 pm following
DAVE Wells Properties has submitted new plans to demolish a row of Boscombe shops and build flats – but this time without affordable housing. The firm already has planning permission for the site on Christchurch Road between Wolverton Road and
A SCHOOLBOY has stumbled across a rare piece of whale vomit which could be worth a staggering £40,000. Officially called ambergris, the substance is highly sought after and is used to prolong the scent of perfume. Charlie Naysmith made the discovery
THREE men have appeared before Bournemouth magistrates this morning (Sat) charged with the murder of Reece James Menzies. Wayne Stephenson, 33, Jerome Parkinson, 24, and Keifer Hutchinson, 22, who all come from the London area, were remanded in
Wightlight ferries is cutting back on its crossings between the Isle of Wight and Lymington. The firm will bring forward its winter timetable from November 5 to September 17, meaning fewer sailings to Yarmouth.
SPANISH waiter Sergio Retamar Marquez is to make his final journey home. The body of the 23-year-old Bournemouth man was released by the Bournemouth and East Dorset Coroner Sherriff Payne on Thursday to be repatriated to his Spanish home town of Coin
THREE young sisters were confronted with an explicit photograph as they played with a demonstration iPad in a Bournemouth supermarket. Nine-year-old twins Mollie and Millie, and eight-year-old Maisie, made a beeline for the iPad on a shopping trip
WITH regard to Anne Filer’s letter in the Echo, Tuesday, August 21, it might help the situation if God Save The Queen (GSTQ), generally known as “That Awful Dirge”, was actually sung as the British National Anthem but it normally isn't. If you
HAVING lived in this area for over three years, this is a lovely seaside place to be, and retire. Alas, in the wet weather there aren’t enough places for families to keep children entertained. The amusement arcades are so small and children
IN response to the letter headlined ‘Why are the grass cuttings not collected?’, I am intrigued to hear there may be less interest in weed killers. I hope it’s true. As a beekeeper I would like to see an immediate ban on all pesticides, insecticides
LAST Tuesday I had occasion to have to attend Poole A & E with a severe uncontrollable nose bleed. I would like to commend all staff at the hospital. I was seen at A & E within 20 minutes and was in a bed in the Ear, Nose and Throat
IN SPITE of protests, petitions, letters and phone calls, the East Dorset District Council has recently approved a planning application for a large KFC to open in Ferndown, Dorset. Old news? Then read this... There is a sacrosanct “right of way
A 20-YEAR-OLD man has appeared in court charged with raping and sexually assaulting a woman as she walked alone in Poole. Thomas Andrew Coutts, of Main Street, Peterborough, is accused of raping the woman, aged in her 20s, as she walked home along Longfleet
The following were recorded during our guided walk - Plants in flower Fumitory, Redleg, Field Speedwell, Fathen, Smooth Sow Thistle, Stinkweed, Swine Cress, Shepherds Purse, Ribwort Plantain, Sun Spurge, Black Bindweed, Scentless Mayweed, Thorn
Cherries chairman Eddie Mitchell last night dismissed a national newspaper report suggesting Anton Robinson had rejoined the club. An article in yesterday’s Daily Star claimed the Huddersfield midfielder had returned on loan to Goldsands Stadium
PIRATES star Chris Holder insists he is ready to claim a second British Grand Prix title. The Poole Coastal Aluminium spearhead lines up at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium tonight, two years after springing a surprise and winning the world championship
CHAIRMAN Eddie Mitchell has defended Cherries ’ spending and has also sounded out a message to the money moaners: “Mind your own business.” Cherries’ financial situation since Maxim Demin joined forces with Mitchell has prompted comment and criticism
SORCERER Jason Crump says apprentice Chris Holder can bring the speedway world under his spell – once he has learned a few more tricks. Three times world champion Crump and Pirates captain Holder are among the riders chasing Grand Prix leader and
